The collet-held collet holder

[cruizer67]

Thread mill... ! ! ! ! what thread mill... i didn't see that link anywhere.. I better get to it

[justgary]

Cruizer67 -

Try this thread. I would say that if money were no object (or maybe even if the part really matters), a carbide threadmill would definitely perform much better than a homemade HSS one.

But sometimes you just want to keep your momentum up, and a threadmill is just the thing to have laying around. They are fun to make, too!

Regards,

- Just Gary

[David Bord]

Originally Posted by justgary My mind blows around like the down on a Dandelion...

Awe, a brother from another mother... I'm glad Im not the only one.

BTW, Im using a router as a high speed spindle with a mount based off another members design(theres a thread in this forum on it). Theres a company that sells an ER collet system for routers that is very effective and reasonably priced. I used it for the first time last week and have been very happy with the results.

I went from running a 1/16" ball mill at 2-3 ipm to 13ipm. Amazing what 27,000 RPM can do for feedrates

David